Smith, Reginald Wingfield
Title
Smith, Reginald Wingfield
Last Name
Smith
First and Middle Name
Reginald Wingfield
Hometown
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
County and/or State
Wise County, Virginia
Birth Date
23 August 1899
Birthplace
Gilley, Virginia
Death Date
4 June 1918
Cause of Death
Died of blood poisoning while at home from VPI
Place of Death
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Parents
Malcolm Macauley Smith and Birdie Richmond Wax
VPI Graduating Class
1920
Service Branch
Army SATC
Unit
Students Army Training Corps at VPI
Rank
Private
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Yes
Additional Notes
Name listed on the Virginia Tech Pylons
Bibliography
- "Reginald Smith Dead." Big Stone Gap Post. Volume 26, Number 23. 5 June 1918. (see attached file)
Files
Collection
Citation
“Smith, Reginald Wingfield,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 25, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/863.
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